WCA March 2020

Technology news

Wire fabricated fence machinery

Thirdly, to offer features to end-use consumers that will enhance the welfare and protection of livestock or people interacting with a fabricated fence. As a result of widespread consultation with the fencing industry, UMC has delivered a fabricated fence machine that can be changed from one knot type to another within a few hours, achieving cost and time savings for manufacturers. Other benefits of this new design include increased productivity and knot quality, reduced downtime and an improved operator environment. The machine can produce fence up to 120" tall, and has standard features such as automatic removal of finished rolls up to 1.5 tons or 1.5km-long from the work area; remotely distributed reports to assist with planning and scheduling; and online technical support.

ULLRICH Machinery Company (UMC) from New Zealand is a family-owned company that has been involved in fence and machinery manufacturing for almost 90 years. The company recently released the patented UMC Fence Lokk Machine (FLM) series. UMC states that the FLM machine is the only fabricated fence machine in the world capable of producing two different types of fence knot. Combining decades of experience, UMC has been able to deliver a high-speed, versatile machine with integrated safety and wide-ranging functionality. The design principles were firstly to create value for fence manufacturers by offering a machine that gives knot type flexibility and is safe and simple to operate. Secondly, to lower the cost of entry for companies that may be looking to enter the fabricated fence sector, or for existing producers looking to expand their product range.

❍ The UMC Fence Lokk Machine can produce Stay Lokk (top) and Fixed Lokk type fences

Ullrich Machinery Company www.umcmachinery.com

At Wire Duesseldorf 2020, We welcome you to our booth, no. 12 C 19.

NEWS: Beginning from October 2019 we took over business from Erwin Neumann Drahtveredelungstechnik GmbH, Nauort, Germany, and therefore we extended our product range with electrolytic single wire- plating lines for tin, silver, nickel and copper. At Wire Show Duesseldorf 2020, a horizontal Taping Machine will be exhibited. With a new drive concept, Lukas ensures a further improvement of quality in the taping technology. A hollow shaft drive together with a light weighted carbon head improves the running qualities in that way that the production speed can be significantly increased and frictional wear is reduced. Additionally, the design of our components has been revised for easier handling and better serviceability. We are looking forward to meeting you at booth no. 12C19.

LUKAS Anlagenbau GmbH, a family owned manufacturer from Bavaria/ Germany, founded in 1959, is producing customer specific equipment for the wire and cable industry. The focus of the products is on complete taping lines with taping materials like e.g. PTFE, Kapton, Mica, paper or metal. Also for producing special cables for medical, aircraft or power applications, our taping lines can be found at the company premises of many well known suppliers worldwide. Furthermore, our product range covers single components like pay-offs, capstans, caterpillars, sintering ovens and take-ups, up to complete rewinding lines and fine wire drawing lines for non-ferrous materials.

Am Forst 1, D-92648 Vohenstrauß • Phone: +49 9651 / 930-0 • info@lukas-anlagenbau.de www.lukas-anlagenbau.de

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